MSC	mesenchymal stem cell
EC	endothelial cell
ox-LDL	oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PRRs	pattern recognition receptors
IL	interleukin
BM-MSC	bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell
UC-MSC	umbilical cord—derived mesenchymal stem cell
GPCR	G-protein coupled receptor
VEGF/VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
SCF-c-Kit	stem cell factor—tyrosine kinase receptor
SDF-1	stromal cell-derived factor-1
CXCR4	CXC chemokine receptor-4
HGF/c-Met	hepatocyte growth factor
PDGF/PDGFR	platelet-derived growth factor/platelet-derived growth factor receptor
MCP-1/CCR2	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1/CC chemokine receptor 2
HMGB1/RAGE	high mobility group box 1/receptor of advanced glycation end products
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
CXCL	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand
CCL	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
GVHD	graft versus host disease
IDO	indoleamine-pyrrole-2-3-dioxygenase
DC	dendritic cell
NK	natural killer
IFN	interferon
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
DC1	dendritic cell type 1
TSG-6	TNF-α-stimulated gene-6
TLR	toll-like receptor
ApoE	apolipoprotein E
LDLR	low-density lipoprotein receptor
S-MSC	skin-derived MSC
Treg cell	regulatory T cell
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
hAMSC	human amnion mesenchymal stem cell
NO	nitric oxide
eNOS	endothelial nitric oxide synthase
cAMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
A-MSC	amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cell
MIP-2	macrophage inflammatory protein 2
FOXP3	forkhead box transcription factor
mRNA	messenger RNA
BrdU	5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine
VLDL	very low density lipoprotein
iPSC-MSC/iMSC	induced pluripotent stem cells- derived mesenchymal stem cell
SREBP-1c	sterol response element binding protein-1c
CRP	C-reactive protein
PAI-1	plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
CVD	cardiovascular disease
PAD	peripheral arterial disease
CLI	critical limb ischemia
ERC	endometrial regenerative cell
SLI	severe limb ischemia
PAOD	peripheral arterial occlusive disease
ASC	adipose-derived stem/stroma cell
ECM	extracellular matrix
YAP	Yes-associated protein
hs-CRP	high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
SRA	class A scavenger receptor